Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017

New Ideas

Adult Cardiac

A new technique to implant a transcatheter inflatable, fully repositionable prosthesis in aortic stenosis with severe asymmetric calcification†

Hasan Bushnaq and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 679–682, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx197

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Vascular

Primary leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava adjacent to hepatic veins: complete off-pump resection and inferior vena cava graft reconstruction with application of external skin surface cooling

Michael Malyshev and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 683–686, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx133

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Congenital

Additional veno-venous gas exchange as a problem-solving strategy for an oxygenator not transferring oxygen in paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass

Wolfgang Boettcher and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 687–689, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx192

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Thoracic

Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation status is strongly associated with smoking status in patients undergoing surgical resection for lung adenocarcinoma

Yuki Matsumura and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 690–695, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx207

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Extended pleurectomy decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma in the elderly: the need for an inclusive yet selective approach

Annabel Jane Sharkey and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 696–702, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx221

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Usefulness of near-infrared angiography for identifying the intersegmental plane and vascular supply during video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy

Sébastien Guigard and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 703–709, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx225

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Editor's Choice

Cytomegalovirus infection in living-donor and cadaveric lung transplantations

Keiji Ohata and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 710–715, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx226

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Evaluation of patients who underwent resympathectomy for treatment of primary hyperhidrosis

José Ribas Milanez de Campos and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 716–719, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx235

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Vascular

Early- and mid-term aortic remodelling after the frozen elephant trunk technique for retrograde type A acute aortic dissection using the new Japanese J Graft open stent graft

Yoshitaka Yamane and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 720–726, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx144

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Congenital

Clinical standard for valve area after common atrioventricular valve plasty for a single ventricle

Takashi Kido and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 727–733, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx156

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Mid-term outcomes of congenital mitral valve surgery: Shone’s syndrome is a risk factor for death and reintervention

Koichi Sughimoto and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 734–739, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx211

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Aortopulmonary window: results of repair beyond infancy

Sachin Talwar and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 740–744, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx158

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Bilateral bidirectional Glenn: outcome of off-pump technique

Ashraf A.H. El Midany and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 745–749, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx168

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Experimental

A biomechanical study of 4 different sternum closure techniques under different deformation modes

Suleyman Nazif Orhan and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 750–756, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx175

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Adult Cardiac

Transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation using SAPIEN XT or SAPIEN 3 valves in the ROUTE registry

Mauro Romano and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 757–764, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx159

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Impact of the Haga Braincare Strategy on the burden of haemodynamic and embolic strokes related to cardiac surgery

Friso Duynstee and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 765–771, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx171

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Is delayed surgical revascularization in acute myocardial infarction useful or dangerous? New insights into an old problem

Philippe Grieshaber and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 772–779, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx188

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Preoperative SYNTAX score to assess the late outcomes after coronary endarterectomy for the diffusely diseased left anterior descending artery

Kosaku Nishigawa and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 780–784, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx184

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A low-cost bioprosthetic semilunar valve for research, disease modelling and surgical training applications

Benoit Rosa and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 785–792, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx189

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First ex vivo and preliminary sheep model results of the new TRIBIO aortic valve bioprosthesis in small aortic annuli

Sina Stock and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 793–798, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx196

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Long-term patency of on- and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with bilateral internal thoracic arteries: the significance of late string sign development in the off-pump technique

Yasunari Hayashi and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 799–805, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx214

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Reoperation for mitral paravalvular leak: a single-centre experience with 200 patients†

Sameh M. Said and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 806–812, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx222

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Search for genetic factors in bicuspid aortic valve disease: ACTA2 mutations do not play a major role

Giada Tortora and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 813–817, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx242

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Best Evidence Topics

Is ministernotomy superior to right anterior minithoracotomy in minimally invasive aortic valve replacement?

Damian Balmforth and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 818–821, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx241

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The safe volume threshold for chest drain removal following pulmonary resection

Kok Hooi Yap and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 822–826, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx161

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Case Reports

Spinal cord ischaemia after endovascular aneurysm repair

Kayoko Natsume and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 827–829, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx121

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Pulmonary venoplasty with a pericardial conduit in living-donor lobar lung retransplantation

Hidenao Kayawake and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 830–831, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx122

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Epicardial cardioverter–defibrillator implantation in a 4-month-old infant bridged to heart transplantation

Cristina Carro and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 832–833, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx129

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Subxiphoid approach for extracting a giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura

Shunzo Hatooka and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 834–835, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx134

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Carbon dioxide insufflation and thoracoscopic ultrasonography image of pure ground-glass nodule

Hirofumi Uehara and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 836–838, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx138

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for recurrent Valsalva sinus re-dissection and severe aortic regurgitation shortly after surgery for type-A aortic dissection

Elena Caporali and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 839–841, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx145

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A novel method of open reduction and internal fixation of a displaced manubrial fracture using distal clavicle locking plates

Daniel Miller and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 842–843, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx185

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Effect of lifelong antibiotic treatment for aortic arch prosthesis infection

Leopold Rupprecht and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 844–845, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx190

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Surgical treatment of an extracranial carotid artery aneurysm in a child by an arterial autograft

Marine Gaudry and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 846–847, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx199

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Best of CTSNET

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approach for transmyocardial laser revascularization

Mohammad A. Bashir and others

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Pages 848–849, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx146

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Spotlight – EJCTS Recent Articles

Spotlight on recently published EJCTS articles

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Volume 25, Issue 5, November 2017, Page 850, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx341

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